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CURL SETTING DEVICE Filed Feb. 10, 1948 I VENN War/MW al aMO/V 4L W 6.##05/1904 Patented Mar. 15, 1949 I UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICIE CURLSETTING DEVICE Nathan L. Solomon, Englewood, and Alvin E. Anderson,Oradell, N. J., assignors to Solo Prodnets Corporation, a corporation oiNew Jersey Application February 10, 1948, Serial No. 2,314 6 Claims.(Cl. 132-46) with respect tothe other in support between said parts of aflat curl in the process of setting the same.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood-from thefollowing description when taken together with 'the accompanyingdrawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed,and in which the separate parts are designated by suitable referencecharacters in each of the views; and in which:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a curl holding.

device made according to the invention.

Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of the two parts of the device inseparated position with respect to each other; and v I Fig. 4 is asection on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

In the formation and setting of what is generally referred to as fiat,pin or sculpture curls, the hair is wound around a finger and then movedinto a flattened condition by the fingers of the hand. While supportedby one hand in this condition. it has been customary to apply bobby-pinsand similar devices to support and hold the curl until the samebecomes'set. It is the purpose of the invention to provide a sim le andeconomical device for holding or support ng a flat curl during theprocess of setting. the devices having sufilcient width and length toengage the major portion of the curl to mainta n It will be noted thatthe ears I! are set inwardly with respect to side edges of the body IDby the'notch portions, as at 19. The pivoted part ll has a.finger orprong end portion 20 terminating in a pointed end 2|, the finger orprong having an elongated aperture 22 which is slightly greater in widththan the width of the spring member I 4, the aperture extending onto thefingerpiece end 23 of the part II, as clearly seen in Fig. 2 of thedrawing. The fingerpiece end. has a raised transverse channel portion 24in the channel 25 of which the flange I5 of the spring member is adaptedto seat, as is clearly seen in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The end portion 28of the prong or finger 20 is offset soas to normally seat flatly uponthe fingers i2, as is clearly seen in Fig. 4 of the drawing.

It will also be noted in this figure, that the fingerpiece' end 23 ofthe part II is offset with respect to the finger 20 and at the junctureof the offset side edge portions of the part II have notches orrecesses, as at 21 and in these notches or recesses are pin or pivotportions 28 which are adapted to seat in the apertures It in pivotallymounting the part II in the part ill, in the manner clearly illustratedin Figs. 1 and 4 of the drawing.

the same in its fiat condition during the setting base part III termnating atone end port on in two prongs or fingers, l2 having pointedends,

as at H. Formed from the material of the base-x lll, intermediate theprongs or fingers I2. is a curved spring member II. the free end ofwhich terminates in an u wardly extending flange or hook portion IS. Thes ring member I4 is normally tensioned to extend upwardly, in the mannerseen in Fi 3. and is arranged over the cross head end ii of the partIII. The end l6 has at opposite-sides thereof upwardly extended ears I!having transversely alined pivoted apertures IO.

Fromthe foregoing it will be apparent that the entire device comprisesthe two pre-formed parts Ill and H which normally are of the contourseen in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing. In assembling the parts, the partII is placed upon the part III with the flange IS in the channel 25 andthe part II is pressed downwardly against the action of the spring whileat the same time. placing the pivots 28 in the apertu es it. this lastoperation being accom lished by flexing the ears 2! outwardly sufficientto allow the pivots 28 to enter the apertures Hi. When assembled. theengagement of the spring member l5 with the fingerp ece end 23 will suort the end 26 of the part II in firm engagement with the fingersor'prongs l2, as clearly seen 20. The two pointed pronged fingers l2tacilitate passage of the device through the hair adjacent the scalp andbeneath the flat cu t s facilitating support of the flat curl adjacentthe scalp during the setting operation.

The illustrationof the device in the accom- 3 panying drawing isprimarily for what might be termed a relatively large fiat curl or adevice having the capacity for such. It will be apparent, however, thatthe device can be constructed to suit different uses of this kind inwhich the proportions as to lengths and widths may be varied. Thepurpose of the invention is to provide a simple and economical device ofthe character described formed from two relatively narrow sheets orstrips and by reason of the simple economical construction, the devicecan be supplied to the user at a nominal cost.

From a standpoint of description, the pin or pivot portions 28 may besaid to comprise laterally extending lugs and the pivot part may bedefined as a cover part of member. Actually, this member rests upon thetop of the curl. It will also be noted that the spring finger i4 extendsthrough the aperture 22 in the cover at two longitudinally spacedpositions, that is to say, first upwardly through the aperture,forwardly of the pivot, and then downwardly through the aperture,rearwardly of the pivot, or adjacent the channel portion or transversedetent 24. This construction maintains the cover part in alinement ofthe base and prevents lateral shifting. In connection with the pivot lugengagement with the apertures of the ears, this may be said to define asnap pivot coupling between the parts, in that the lugs are snapped intothe apertured ears in the coupling engagement.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A curl holding device of the character described comprising two partsformed from elongated sheet material, each part having a pronged fingerand portion, one part being straight and having a spring member formedfrom the material thereof. said part at opposite sides of the springmember having upstanding pivot bearing portions, the other part havingoffset end portions, one offset end portion forming a fingerpiece, thefingerpiece end of the last named part where it joins the body portionof said part having at opposite sides thereof pivot members adapted toengage the pivot bearings of the first named part. said spring memberand fingerpiece portion having interengaging parts normally maintainingthe first named pronged finger end portions of the device in engagementwith each other, and the interengaging parts comprising a flange on thespring member and a channel on said fingerpiece portion.

2. A device of the character described comprising two elongated parts,means pivotally coupling said parts adjacent one end portion thereof,one end portion of said parts being pointed, a spring member integralwith one part and operatively engaging the other end portion 01' thecompanion part in normally supporting the pointed end portions of saidparts in abutting engagement with each other, the pointed end portionsof the parts having longsurfaees arranged in parallel relationship whenabutting, and the second named part having an apertured portion in whichthe spring member of the first named part operates.

3. A device of the character described comprising two elongated parts,means pivotally coupling said parts adjacent one end portion thereof.one end portion 01' said parts being pointed,

a spring member integral with one part and the bearings of the firstnamed part.

4. A device of the character described comprising two elongated parts,means pivotally coupl ng said parts adjacent one end portion thereof,one end portion of said parts being pointed, a spring member integralwith one part and operatively engaging the other end portion of thecompanion part in normally supporting the pointed end portions of saidparts in abutting engagement with each other, the pointed end portionsof the parts having long surfaces arranged in parallel relationship whenabutting, the second named part'having an apertured portion in which thespring member of the first named part operates, said means comprisingapertured bearings at side portions of the first named part andlaterally extending pivot members on the second named part engaging thebearings of the. first named part, a flange at the end of the springmember, and a channel at the end of said second named part in which saidflange is arranged.

5. In a fiat curler, the combination of a cover with a longitudinalaperture and a transverse detent. a base with a spring finger extendingthrough said aperture into said detent, and pivot means between thecover and base.

6. In a fiat curler, the combination of a base membeiya cover member, asnap pivot between said cover and base members, and an integral springfinger on at least one of said members extending through two places inan aperture provided in at least one of said members to prevent lateralshifting thereof and for clamping said cover member relative to the basemember.

NATHAN L. SOLOMON. ALVIN E. ANDERSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,133,145 Jones Oct. 11, 19382,426,258 Casazza Aug. 26, 1947 2,459,452 Reiner Jan. 18, 1949 FOREIGNPATENTS Number Country Date 10,972 Great Britain 1891

